Capricorn Full Moon Lunar Eclipse & Sun in Cancer (July 6.2009)

A Life of Dichotomy

Astrology gives us a system to understand and make sense out of the polarities of our dual existence. There is always an opposite of what we can perceive! Light to darkness, love to fear, expansion and contraction; you can find examples for it on all levels of physical creation.

When I look into a chart and how the planets are dispersed in it, I always give attention to the opposite sign because it holds the key to balance. Every wheel of the zodiac shows the point of the potentiality of oneness in the center. We can indeed tap into that point of transcendence of the outer themes indicated by the 12 signs around the center. We can achieve that by paying attention to the opposite sign. Each sign and its expression in our life will only be complete and balanced by having integrated the opposing qualities of the opposite sign.

The Significance of the Capricorn Full Moon Lunar Eclipse & Sun in Cancer

When we look at the Sun and the Moon we look at two opposing forces.

The Sun is representing our male expression, our conscious mind, the way we express ourselves through our actions and our self image and identity. We are aware of the Sun as a conscious, life giving force for all of us.

The Moon is representing our female receptivity, our unconscious mind and might surprise us once in a while with emotions rising up and flooding our experience out of the blue as it seems. Moon is our way of perceiving the world through our feelings and connects us with an enormous field of potentiality in the collective unconsciousness. That way Moon is feeding our creativity and fills our well with delicious new thoughts and ideas.

But we have another pair of opposing forces here with Capricorn and Cancer. The Moon is the ruler of the Cancer sign and is situated in its opposing sign for this Full Moon. This will shake us up and stir the pot! New Moons and Full Moons are usually much enhanced points of emotional impact to begin with. It is very beneficial for our own conscious attunement with the universal forces to keep an eye on the changing Moon throughout the month.

The Capricorn Lunar Eclipse

During a Lunar Eclipse the earth is in between the Sun and the Moon blocking the light radiating from the Sun to be reflected by the Moon. There is a moment of interruption of the familiar flow of consciousness and with it a chance of waking up from our normal, very patterned and habituated flow of thoughts and self-expression.

It has been said that a lunar eclipse brings up the shadow side of the sign it is in and with it a time of adjustment and integration. That is true, but even more so this time around, with the power of consciousness of the Sun in the opposing sign Capricorn governed by the Moon.

Let us have a look at the two complementary signs we are dealing with here!

Cancer: The Archetypal Mother (June 22–July 22) is ruled by the Moon. It is our most feminine, water sign and teaches us receptivity through attracting with its magnetic force.

The symbol for Cancer is the crab, symbolizing Cancer’s strong association with water, the most feminine element. On planet Earth, water is the origin of all life, so Cancer is associated with giving life. The Cancer person is the consummate mother, always concerned with caring for others, whether family, friends, or associates. Cancers also need to acknowledge that they need to be cared for themselves in order to be emotionally balanced! They are more emotional than practical. Their creative side might lead them into professions in the arts, theater, and music.

Cancer’s Dark Side

The dark side of Cancer is the not integrated parts of Capricorn. If Cancer does not take on the self-responsibility and self-discipline of the opposing Capricorn and fails to exert true caring for oneself first and then for others, it will show up as emotional self-indulging immaturity, self-denial and martyrdom.

The idea of self-sacrifice with the hope of being seen and given narcissistic reflection because of that, is not really working. Usually it is a very understandable but immature way of trying to control and to get attention and love.

Everybody has an inner child and we all have been wounded to some extend in our history of growing up. If it never has been dealt with, it will explode right into our face at times as this one. Repressed emotions will overflow the usual holding container, overwhelming our defenses and need to be dealt with.

Water is extremely powerful and can erode mountains over time, change entire ocean shore lines and do much harm by flooding. But the force of water is also creating and supporting life; cleansing and healing.

Capricorn: The Conservative Pragmatist (Dec 22–Jan 20) is ruled by Saturn. It is a sign of the earth and even if its gender is considered feminine, its acting qualities have been interpreted as fatherly and male.

Capricorn is the first sign in the last quarter of the yearly cycle, representing this social stage. As people mature, they move from self-centered to be more oriented toward others. They begin to have a sense of their responsibility toward society. Capricorns seek to be in visible positions of power and prestige in society. Their high degree of organization, discipline, ambition, and intelligence make them perfect as leaders of organizations of all types, in government, business, and the military. Their conservative values and black-and-white thinking can make them inflexible with respect to morality. They are bent on success, holding high standards for themselves and others.

The Dark Side of Capricorn

The Dark Side of Capricorn is control, power, corruption, materialism, rigidity and inflexibility. We all have that side where we want to keep the status quo because we are too scared of what change brings. I have watched many people (myself included once in a while) rather holding onto a bad situation then chancing the unknown. Have you ever been in that place?

So we have to thank the stars when they are pushing us over the edge and forcing us into letting go and letting God do!

More of the Dark Side of Capricorn with Pluto in it

The outer planets are especially good at doing that with their transformational power (Pluto), revolutionizing upheavals (Uranus) and transcending of trouble with Neptunian ways of raising our consciousness into a higher state of mind.

We will be seeing more of the dark side of Capricorn with Pluto in it in the next future. When you watch the news you can see all the cracks and crannies going through the established power structures of our society and the economy it is based on. Nothing is working the way it used to and that is good!

And many of us think, we have not signed up for this and we rather have the old ways…

While we really don’t have much of a choice about the quality of time and the universal forces we are exposed to, we do have a choice in how we deal with them according to our state of mind and consciousness!

Astrology is all about rising conscious awareness of where you are in the bigger picture and therefore giving you choices!

Enjoy this Chance of Walking the Middle Path – into the Center of Balance

The balanced place for Capricorn and Cancer is a place of awareness of our inner emotional needs for love and safety, self-care, self- responsibility instead of blaming somebody else out there (even if it is the stars), exerting self-discipline and leadership qualities with a loving heart for the greater good and healing the distorted inner  male and female side in us.

Whenever we complain and blame somebody out there; the friend, lover, boss, or government we give away our power and become the victim.

Your Personal Power

Stepping into your personal power means accepting where you are and then focusing all your emotional and mental energy towards where you want to go. You then hold that intended future in your mind and heart and enjoy the unfolding…

“When you deliberately seek positive aspects of whatever you are giving your attention to, you, in a sense, tune your vibrational tuner to more positive aspects of everything. And, of course, you could tune yourself negatively as well. But as you are deliberately looking for positive aspects in yourself or in others, you will find more of those things: "The better it gets, the better it gets," for you get more and more of what you are thinking about —whether you want it or not.”

- Abraham-Hicks

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Aloha and many blessings, Shakti.

Shakti Carola Navran: jeweler, astrologer and author